Vehicle-spring.



No 878,081. PATENTED FEB. 4, '1908. G. A. MEREDITH. VEHICLE SPRING.

APPLIOATION' FILED SEPT. 3, 1007.

CHARLES A. MEREDITH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

VEHICLE-SPRING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4, 1908.

Application file d September 3.1907. eel-a1 No. 391.245.

To all whom'it may concern;

Be it knownthat I, CHARLES A. MEREDITH, a citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle. Springs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in vehicle springs and consists, in the novel arrangement, construction and combination oi parts as. will be fully hereinafter described and claimed. A

The object of my invention is to construct a spring of the elliptic type, one portion thereof being dividedand pivotally supported on the axle and having an auxiliary spring attachment to provide a greater resiliency and dispense with the sudden jolting of the vehicle body.

In. the drawings; Figure elevation of my complete invention.

1 shows a side Fig. 2

' is a top plan view of the same with the upper section ofthe elliptical spring removed. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the supports made use of in carrying out my invention. v

In the construction of my invention I prpvide a spring of the elliptic type consisting of an upper section 4 and a lower section 5, the ends of said sections being connected together in the usual manner at the points in dicated by the numeral 6. The lower 860., tion 5 divided into halves, the ends firmly secured in'a socket 7' formed in the supports 8.

he supports 8 are so arranged as to be fitted on each side'pf the vehicle axle 9 an lconnected together by a sleeve 10 placed over the axle 9, and said sleeve is provided with perforated projecting lugs or ears 11 through which bolts are passed for retaining the same in position upon the supports 87 The upper endsl 2 of the supports are perloratcd, through which is passed 'a bolt 13, the said bolt being of sufiicicnt length to perinit the same to project a suitable distnnce: and on the ends of said bolt is placeda cap 14 to retain one end oi a coiled spring 15 placed over the projecting ends of the bolt, the other end of said spring contacting'with the outer surface of, the support. Between the supports an d upon the bolt is: also placed a coiled spring 16 oi weaker tension than the prings To provide proper-strength to t e supports 8, I form on the same stifiening ibs 17 in which are termed openings 18 for the passage of the bolts 19, which retain the sleeve 10 in positio The ends o i the lower section 5 of the elliptic spring are securely retained in position within the socket 7 by means of-the bolts 20 passing through said springs and through the upper and lower wall of the socket, the construction of which is clearly shown in Fig. '1.

The formation of the spring together with the auxiliary spring carried by the supports is such that a better result can be obtained from a spring of this construction, giving a softer and more elastic movement to thevehicle body. As the pressure is imparted on the upper section of the elliptic spring; the lower ends of the supports have a tendency to move inwardly causing the upper I claim is 1. A spring of the'class described compris ing an upper section; a lower section; supports connected with the lower section a sleeve mounted upon the axle of the vehicle and pivotally connected to the supports; an

auxiliary spring carried by the supports to provide a more even and equal movement to the vehicle springs, substantially as specified;

2. A device of the class described comprising a spring" of the elliptic type; a pair of sup ports connected to the lower section. of said spring a sleeve connected to said supports in combination with an axle upon which the sleeve is mounted; a bolt passing through the upper ends oi" the supports, and a plurality of springs mounted upon the bolt between v and on each side. of the supports to assist in the resiliency of the spring, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' CHARLES A. MEREDITH. itn esses WALTER C. Sriuiv, f CoLeA'rE SOUDDER. 

